It's rare that a genuinely new engine configuration comes along. When Volkswagen introduced the Passat W8 in 2002, we wanted to see how this innovative "W" ("double V") powerplant worked under everyday conditions. Read More

As far as we know, they didn't consider calling it the "Ferdinand." But this newest Porsche is every millimeter the seminal, race-inspired, super-sports car--and corporate-image sledgehammer--that Ferrari's amazing Enzo is. Read More

Who wouldn't want to pay for coach and get a free upgrade to business class? Slide behind the wheel of the all-new compact Mazda3, and you'd swear you're soaking in the polish and finesse of the midsize Mazda6.... Read More

If you fire a 12-gauge shotgun packed with 00 buck, you'll get a sense of what it's like to pull the trigger on a Ram SRT-10: a loud roar, followed by a cloud of smoke, and, suddenly, heavy metal flying through space. Read More

"It's a street-legal race car!" is one of bench-racing's most abused and overused claims. Trust us: Anyone who thinks his front-drive V-6 Monte Carlo has anything in common with Little E's #8 NASCAR Cupper is delusional. Read More

Ferrari and Porsche each offer a serious street-legal sports car that has more than a lot in common with a track-only relative. Which one is faster, corners harder, stops shorter, and makes the driver grin wider? Read More

The late John Cooper is the race driver who turned the original Mini into the hot-rod Cooper S. What makes a Mini a "Works?" The package, developed in concert with the factory, centers on a higher-flowing cylinder head mated to a JCW exhaust system optimized for lower back pressure and a sportier so Read More